Chihiro and her parents have almost reached their new home when a dead end forces them to stop on the road. In the back seat, the young girl has just woken up, but it is here—on the other side of a mysterious tunnel—that the dream begins. Night falls, and shadows stretch across the facade of a sumptuous palace where translucent figures and strange creatures clump together. Trapped in a new spiritual world, Chihiro must endure the hardships of work and forge unexpected friendships in order to reclaim her name and restore her parents’ freedom—they have been turned into pigs by the menacing Yubaba. The richness of its folklore, the moral ambiguity of its characters, and its sparse dialogue amplify the emotional power of this coming-of-age story, which has raised millions of children since its release in 2001. Violette Boucheton
SAT 21 > 2:00 PM
